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The Motorola StarMax 5000/250, based on the Tanzania II logic board, features a 250 MHz PowerPC 603e processor, 32 MB of RAM, a 2.5 GB hard drive, an internal Zip drive, and a ATI 3D Rage II+ graphics accelerator card in an industry-standard minitower case. There are two configurations of this model, one comes with built-in Ethernet, and the other with an external modem. The Tanzania II logic board, in addition to standard ADB ports, provides PS/2 keyboard ports and an SVGA monitor port instead of the standard Mac monitor port. |
Introduction Date: | July 21, 1997 | Discontinued Date: | December 31, 1997 |
Processor Type: | PowerPC 603e | Processor Speed: | 250 MHz |
Processor Upgrade: | N/A | FPU (Integrated): | PowerPC 603e |
System Bus Speed: | 50 MHz | Lookaside Bus Speed: | 50 MHz |
ROM Size: | 4 MB | Data Path: | 64-bit |
Level 1 Cache: | 32k | Level 2 Cache: | 512k |
RAM Type: | 60 ns 168-pin DIMM | VRAM Type: | Video EDO SGRAM |
Standard RAM: | 32 MB | Maximum RAM: | 160 MB 1. |
Motherboard RAM: | None | RAM Slots: | 3 (1, group of 2) 2. |
Standard VRAM: | 2 MB | Maximum VRAM: | 4 MB |
Standard Hard Drive: | 2.5 GB | Int. Hard Drive Type: | IDE-ATA |
Standard CD-ROM: | 16X (ATAPI) | Standard Disk: | 1.44 MB (soft-eject) |
Standard Modem: | 56k (external) 3. | Standard Ethernet: | 10Base-T 3. |
Case Type: | Tower | Form Factor: | PC (Tower LX) |
Exp. Slots: | 5 PCI | Exp. Bays (Free): | 1 (5.25"), 3 (3.5") 4. |
Battery Type: | 4.5V Alkaline | Battery Life: | N/A |
Built-in Display: | N/A | Supported MacOS: | 7.5.3, 7.6.1, 8.0-9.0 5. |
Dimensions: | 15.2 x 7.2 x 15.0 6. | Avg. Weight: | 24 lbs. |
Original Price: | $2300 US | Est. Current Price: | N/A |
Notes: |
1.
Memory controller addresses one 32 MB and two 64 MB
DIMMs. 2. RAM can not be interleaved to improve performance. 3. One configuration came with a modem, another with Ethernet. 4. Two 3.5" bays are internal, others are external. 5. MacOS versions beyond 8.1 are not supported officially by Apple. 6. In inches, height x width x depth. 7. Photo Credit: Motorola, Inc. |
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